I did my first bit of concert photography at the Faber Whitehouse gig. I researched concert photography a lot before the gig to help prepare me as I had not done photography like this before. I even went down to the sound check to practice before hand, it meant that it would be a long shoot day for me but I earned valuable experience. By … Continue reading Faber Whitehouse gig 28/03/19

I helped assist a hair and makeup student’s editorial photo shoot. I helped set up lights, props and I helped direct the models. The shoot was very messy and we had to work with bubbles, paint and cake. She needed a photo for each prop. I blew the bubbles for the first photo and I put the paint on the model for the second photo. … Continue reading Hair and makeup student shoot 3/04/19

I did another shoot with Hemans to get even more images for his professional platforms. This time we decided to shoot outside in a park in Southampton. We took photos in different areas of the park and played around with different ideas. As usual I had fun shooting with Hemans and we got images we’re both happy with. Work experience hours: 6 Work experience hours … Continue reading Hemans Outdoor Shoot 21/03/19

I worked with Hemans, a local music artist that also goes to Solent University, to produce promotional images for him. We used a pink background to fit the theme of his website so that he could use some of the images on there. It wasn’t a complicated shoot with a concept, so we could just have fun and experiment with pose and angles. The shoot … Continue reading Hemans Studio Shoot 5/02/19

Looking back on my project I am happy with the outcome. I made a few changes from the drafts to the final products. The creative CV was probably the biggest change. I decided to switch the colours of the orange and white as I felt that the background being orange was a bit too much and made it look unprofessional. I wanted to keep my … Continue reading Website Reflection

Popular colour palette- orange & teal. Used a lot to represent LA. Production design, costume, makeup, post production can be used to show colour. Complimentary colour scheme are colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel. Colour creates a tone/ mood. Hue- the quality that gives each colour its name. Primary hues- red, yellow & blue. Yellow stands toward, blue pushes back. Secondary … Continue reading Colour in film

Saul bass- pioneered using title sequences and graphics. Typography Text isn’t just about communication, it’s also part of the visuals. Text sets a mood/tone. Old type fonts have a diagonal stress and serifs. Fonts can turn into branding. Son serif fonts are best for readability and small text. Old type fonts connote gothic and son serif fonts connote futuristic. Leading = line spacing, it gives … Continue reading Text and graphics

When coming up with my brand I wanted to make sure it reflected me as a person and what I do. This is important as when potential employers look at your brand they will already get a sense on what type of person you are. I wanted the main colour of my branding to be orange. I feel that the colour orange is optimistic and … Continue reading My brand so far (Online Production)

Classical style- dominant model of fictional film making in the USA during a specific time period (1927-1960). It operates to a series of conventions: 1. Storytelling- all cinematic techniques should be used to tell a story. 2. Realism- viewers believe in the film. 3. Invisibility of the apparatus- technique should look invisible, so it looks seamless. 4. Glamour- makeup & costume, lighting. 5. Safe space/ … Continue reading Classical style and continuity

The factual documentary film that I decided to focus on was Virunga. It is about the national park rangers in Africa, risking their lives to save the endangered gorillas. The film opens up to people crying at a burial. Right from the start you know it’s going to have an emotional and meaningful tone to the film. They then go through the history of Africa … Continue reading Factual documentary analysis